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and the obama campaign seizeding on that. >> yes. in fact, during the convention, they made it a whole evening of thanking the troops with the delegates waving signs that said thanks and president obama's acceptance speech he described mitt romney and paul ryan as being -- he was rather arch in his description of them as being rather new to foreign policy. it's ironic because, of course, that's exactly the thing that people were saying about barack obama when he was running against john mccain four years ago. >> the republicans are seizing on anything they can to try to show divisions between the administration and israel over iran. we had another instance of it only today. benjamin netanyahu criticizing comments by hillary clinton over the weekend and saying that those who do not see the red lines, don't have moral authority to have a red light in front of israel. >> right. but he's walking a very delicate line because he knows that he could be -- well be dealing with a president obama even after the election and it's important for
and the obama campaign seizeding on that. >> yes. in fact, during the convention, they made it a whole evening of thanking the troops with the delegates waving signs that said thanks and president obama's acceptance speech he described mitt romney and paul ryan as being -- he was rather arch in his description of them as being rather new to foreign policy. it's ironic because, of course, that's exactly the thing that people were saying about barack obama when he was running against john...
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>> president obama in virginia beach today. he still faces two more monthly jobs reports before election day and continued unrest in overseas markets. but the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" indicates a big bump up in the number of people who feel the country's headed in the right direction. is that feeling rooted in any hard facts? joining me in new york, steve rattner, wall street financier and former head of the president's auto task force. and our friend and colleague on "morning joe." >> yes. >> a number of indicators you're been looking at. tell us why there's a reason for people to begin to feel that things are moving in the right direction, despite the unemployment numbers and everything else that's not coming together. >> a lot going on in politics and people talk about the state of the campaigns. but there are some interesting economic things going on. if we want to take a look at a couple of charts. the first chart to put the optimism in perspective and see where we came from, where we're going. back in 2009, a
>> president obama in virginia beach today. he still faces two more monthly jobs reports before election day and continued unrest in overseas markets. but the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" indicates a big bump up in the number of people who feel the country's headed in the right direction. is that feeling rooted in any hard facts? joining me in new york, steve rattner, wall street financier and former head of the president's auto task force. and our friend and colleague...
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. >> presint obama also in virginia, near the naval base. the heart of the military establishment in the tidr. know, during campaign season, you always hear a lot about patriotism. well, you know what? it's time for a new economic patriotism. an economic patriotism rooted in the beliefhatrowi our ecyinh strong and thriving middle class. >> at the u.n., israel's prime minister is about to speak today with an ultimatum to iran. a day after iran's president denounce military threated from israel in s speech to the general assembly. >>> plus -- done deal. the replacements gke r nfdefers rike deal to end the lockout. >>> and magna what? britain's prime minister david cameron flunks british history when letterman asks him to explain what magna carta means in english. er tla m - >>ou're testing me. >> it would be good if you knew this. >> it would. >> there's that latin. good day. i'm andrea mitchell le in new york. waiting for israel's prime miertais tat u. genal aembly any moment now. joining me first, former u.s. ambassador to israel, dennis ros
. >> presint obama also in virginia, near the naval base. the heart of the military establishment in the tidr. know, during campaign season, you always hear a lot about patriotism. well, you know what? it's time for a new economic patriotism. an economic patriotism rooted in the beliefhatrowi our ecyinh strong and thriving middle class. >> at the u.n., israel's prime minister is about to speak today with an ultimatum to iran. a day after iran's president denounce military threated...
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president obama in ohio today, in virginia tomorrow. this is focusing on the nuts and bolts of campaigning, winni those swing states and worrying abouforeign policy for a l . ha youery much. >> thank you. >>> that does it for us. my colleague thomas roberts has a look at what's next. hi, thomas. >> hi. hi, everybody. we are following thewing state scramble. polls show theresident with a th come paining hard there one week before early voting begins there. >>> plus, egypt's new president makes the debut speech before the united nations as iran's president ahmadinejad delivers his final speech. former s dtmicl joe rubin will join me live. >>> and developing news on the nfl. that r ef lockout, there are reports now that aeal cod be very near but has the damage done to the nfl's repution? it's ourn"newnati" gu it's ourn"newnati" gu chec finding bayer advanced was huge. i was really surprised by how well it worked. and i'd definitely use it again. put bar advanced aspirin to the test for yourself at fastreliefchallenge.com. wthe future of ou
president obama in ohio today, in virginia tomorrow. this is focusing on the nuts and bolts of campaigning, winni those swing states and worrying abouforeign policy for a l . ha youery much. >> thank you. >>> that does it for us. my colleague thomas roberts has a look at what's next. hi, thomas. >> hi. hi, everybody. we are following thewing state scramble. polls show theresident with a th come paining hard there one week before early voting begins there. >>> plus,...
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government or obama administration apologizing for terrorists or sympathizing with them. what i heard from the president and secretary clinton was a very definite rejection of terrorism and, of course, our government's going to call on the egyptian and libyan governments to apprehend these people and to put them on trial. so i just think that governor romney has in a very unwise way, injected himself into a situation where he clearly doesn't have all the facts. >> ambassador burns, where do we first meet? what was the first white house you worked? >> i worked for both republican and democratic administrations. >> i think i met you in the bush administration. >> george h.w. bush. >> george herbert walker bush, when i first met you you were a russian expert. >> yes. >> working with condoleezza rice and brent scowcroft. >> yes. >> hardly an obama partisan. i don't know whom you've endorsed we haven't talked about that, we usually talk about foreign policy. i don't know if you've endorsed anyone in this campaign. >> andrea, i was a foreign service officer myself for nearly 27
government or obama administration apologizing for terrorists or sympathizing with them. what i heard from the president and secretary clinton was a very definite rejection of terrorism and, of course, our government's going to call on the egyptian and libyan governments to apprehend these people and to put them on trial. so i just think that governor romney has in a very unwise way, injected himself into a situation where he clearly doesn't have all the facts. >> ambassador burns, where...
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. >> the crisis sparking a political firestorm before president obama even spoke, mitt romney witness on the attack over the administration's response. >> they clearly sent mixed messages to the world and the statement that came from the administration and the embassy is the administration, the statement that came from the administration was -- was a statement which is akin to apology and i think was a severe miscalculation. >> on capitol hill, honoring the heros, the american flag lowered to half staff in memories of the lives lost. good day. it is a somber day in washington and america around the world. flanked by secretary of state hillary clinton, president obama condemned the attack in benghazi that led to the death of four americans including the death of ambassador chris steven. >> we will not waiver in our commitment to see that justice is done for this terrible act and make no mistake justice will be done. >> joining me chief foreign correspondent richard engel in cairo ro and nicolas burns former ambassador to nato and professor at the harvard kennedy school. first to you, r
. >> the crisis sparking a political firestorm before president obama even spoke, mitt romney witness on the attack over the administration's response. >> they clearly sent mixed messages to the world and the statement that came from the administration and the embassy is the administration, the statement that came from the administration was -- was a statement which is akin to apology and i think was a severe miscalculation. >> on capitol hill, honoring the heros, the american...
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sammy said, that's barack obama. and then the parents asked, and what does barack obama do? and sammy thinks for a second and he says, he approves this message. true story. true story. that's what i do. i approve this message. and ohio, that's because starting on october 2ed, which is just six days from now, you get to start voting. you get to have your say. [ applause ] you can register to vote all the way up until october 9th, but if you're already registered you can start voting in six days. this is important because you've got a big choice to make. and it's not just a choice between two parties or two candidates, it is a choice between two fundamentally different paths for america. two fundamentally different choices for our future. my opponent and his running mate are big believers of top down economics. they basically think if we just spend another $5 trillion on tax cuts that favor the very wealthiest, then -- don't boo. vote. vote. vote. vote. vote. >> as we watch president obama in bowling green, ohio, about 100 miles away, there is mitt romney taking the stage in b
sammy said, that's barack obama. and then the parents asked, and what does barack obama do? and sammy thinks for a second and he says, he approves this message. true story. true story. that's what i do. i approve this message. and ohio, that's because starting on october 2ed, which is just six days from now, you get to start voting. you get to have your say. [ applause ] you can register to vote all the way up until october 9th, but if you're already registered you can start voting in six days....
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in 2008 we were at war, and barack obama and john mccain fought it out every day in that war. this week when the financial crisis was absolutely on fire, at that debate, they were talking about the wars. this year, president obama does bring it up, he does bring it up at most of his stump speeches, how he explains what he has done and planning on doing talking about the two wars. he doesn't have to say much more because he's speaking to an empty room. the romney campaign has no identifiable position on afghanistan. they have been unwilling and unable to hold up that side of debate and so regardless of what it means for the candidates as a country we are deprived of a national discussion about a war we are in. 70,000 american families having skin in the game right now. we have -- that's part of the reason i'm looking forward to the debates. some ways sort of a post-policy campaign. and you can't do that in a debate, at least unless the debate is really bad. >> this is -- this is billed as a domestic policy debate, but -- and there are so many ways this is also domestic policy,
in 2008 we were at war, and barack obama and john mccain fought it out every day in that war. this week when the financial crisis was absolutely on fire, at that debate, they were talking about the wars. this year, president obama does bring it up, he does bring it up at most of his stump speeches, how he explains what he has done and planning on doing talking about the two wars. he doesn't have to say much more because he's speaking to an empty room. the romney campaign has no identifiable...